thriller
Americannoun
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a person or thing that thrills.
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an exciting, suspenseful play or story, especially a mystery story.
noun
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a book, film, play, etc, depicting crime, mystery, or espionage in an atmosphere of excitement and suspense
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a person or thing that thrills
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In Great Britain, the word thriller is sometimes used for all mystery novels: “Martha Grimes, an American, writes British-style thrillers.”
Etymology
Origin of thriller
1885–90; 1920–25 thriller for def. 2; thrill + -er 1
Example Sentences
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Yet the Balkan nation stand one win away from a place in the World Cup finals in Canada, Mexico and the United States after emerging triumphant in a seven-goal thriller against Slovakia in Bratislava.
From BBC
Frame-filling titles identify the London neighborhoods where the action takes place — Wembley, Kentish Town, Brick Lane, Ladbroke Grove — as Paris, Moscow and Mexico City might appear in an international thriller.
From Los Angeles Times
Having already published a memoir, she is now pursuing a "passion project" - writing a political thriller.
From BBC
There are six nominations each for Disney+ Star Wars thriller Andor and Channel 4's Northern Ireland 1970s drama Trespasses.
From BBC
Amazon MGM's other recent efforts have included Melania, about the US First Lady, and the R-rated thriller Crime 101, with the forthcoming Masters of the Universe set for release in June.
From BBC
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